Jordan

Jordan, a man described in newspaper accounts as a merchant of Purvis, Mississippi, was held in the local jail in December 1884. A crowd took him from the jail in the early morning and hanged him, with accounts giving the date as December 27 or 28. One account says the crowd came at daylight. The sheriff's and jailers' response is not recorded in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

News reports (5)

• Savannah Morning News, December 28, 1884, page 1 Savannah Morning News, December 28, 1884
• The Dallas Daily Herald, December 29, 1884, page 1 The Dallas Daily Herald, December 29, 1884
• Fort Worth Daily Gazette, December 29, 1884, page 5 Fort Worth Daily Gazette, December 29, 1884
• The Dallas Weekly Herald, January 1, 1885, page 4 The Dallas Weekly Herald, January 1, 1885
• St. Landry Democrat, January 3, 1885, page 2 St. Landry Democrat, January 3, 1885